Heavy Rain Hits Orange
ORANGE, Wednesday: Today's weather change on the Central Tablelands brought heavy rain to Millthorpe, Molong and Orange this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1948
292 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 15
Floods Devastate Northern Italy LONDON
Great floods have again inundated Northern Italy, particularly Piedmont. All rivers are in flood and many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded "Workings" Hold Up Open Cut
Flooded conditions at Ben Bullen open cut prevented mining operations there this morning, but all other western collieries were reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unusually Heavy Storm
Following a half-hour session of brilliant flashing lightning an exceptionally heavy thunderstorm, preceded at first by a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackout Due to Storm
Orange was plunged into a 15-minute blackout last night when a heavy electrical storm between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain General Sydney, This Afternoon
Heavy ram fell in many parts of the State last night, and to-day. The falls, which began in the south-eastern areas, spread during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale Strikes Bombay
BOMBAY, Friday: Three small vessels were sunk in Bombay Harbor when an 85 mph sale struck the city yesterday, but there was no loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Gale Reached 50 m.p.h
SYDNEY, Monday: Hot and gusty westerly winds at times reaching nearly 50 mph swept the southern and Central parts of NSW today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms and High Winds Forecast SYDNEY
The meteorological department has issued a storm warning throughout the State and off the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Hail Reported In District Storm
Hailstones the size of two shilling pieces fell at Brown’s Creek on Saturday, in a storm that lasted for more than half an hour. Mr. Wally Standing, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unseasonable Weather--tropical Storm, Wintry Conditions
Bursting with the ferocity of a sudden tropical downpour, the storm which struck Lithgow and district on Saturday afternoon caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snow in October Rough Conditions Around Bathurst Snow, Sleet, Gales and Hail
From all parts of the Bathurst district came the same story, snow, hail, gales and rain. All agreed that it was one of the toughest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Weather Over Wide Area Dust, Snow, Hail and Rain Storms
SYDNEY, Monday: Winds reaching gale force swept practically the whole Eastern section of Australia today, causing one of the worst October dust storms in history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Safe in Electrical Storms
Many a motorist, when caught out on the road during a severe thunderstorm, has a shiver go up his spine when lightning Hashes appear…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Warnings in Victoria Heavy Sheep Losses MELBOURNE
The rains which broke drought conditions in the Wimmera and Mallee areas have caused flood warnings to be issued along the Wimmera and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Tragedy 29 Perish
LONDON, Tuesday: A midshipman and 28 seamen were drowned in Portland harbor during a gale on Sunday night when a launch carrying men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garage Unroofed by Freak Gale
Mortar and bricks created a danger in Cook-street when a heavy galvanised iron roof was torn off a garage and lifted into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Receives Lashing by Gale-force Winds SYDNEY, This Afternoon
The 5,000-ton steamer nope Peak broke her moorings in a gale this morning and crashed out of control into Cremorne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Damage to Harbor Vessel Crashes Into Wharf SYDNEY
Driven by fierce westerly gusts, in one of the wildest morning gales Sydney Harbor has experienced, the British motorship Hopepeak (5179…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Martial Law Likely on French Coalmines Paris, Friday.—Some French Cabinet Minister are reported to be demanding a declaration of martial law on the coalfields. “Storm” centres yesterday
“Storm” centres yesterday were again the Central and Southern coalfields where, as bitter clashes raged between…
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